Brief Life History of William
When William Shrimpton was born in 1791, his father, Simeon Shrimpton, was 25 and his mother, Mary Towersey, was 34. He married Mary Sims on 22 May 1812, in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Southwark Christchurch, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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- Willm Shrimpton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- William Shrimpton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Shrimpton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Sherington in Buckinghamshire, which is recorded as Shryngton in 1367. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Scīra (from scīr ‘bright’) + the Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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